I've got the Moviemaker...

I've been doing a spot of gig video editing again - Nothing quite on the mammoth scale of mammoth scale of my Manics video, but I had a few clips from the Rilo Kiley gig which I've put together into a little montage. I hope you like it...




In other news - We saw Tool last week as well - Sadly I didn't take a camera or any recording gear with me, so I can't show you just how amazing they were, but trust me, they were! My gig of the year so far I reckon. Superb!

The Angels Hung Around Islington...

Last night I went to see Rilo Kiley at the tiny little venue that is Islington Academy. It was their first gig in London for a about three years (I think), and they were superb! The new album only came out on Monday, so I'd only really listened to it through once, but the new songs they did play (which was all of them, bar one!) sounded great and really familiar which was nice. From the new songs, I especially enjoyed Breakin' Up, Smoke Detector, Dejalo, Moneymaker and Close Call. There were a few old favourites in there as well , including Portions for Foxes which I was very happy about! Jenny's voice is absolutely amazing - I urge anyone reading this to check them out if you haven't already.

Here's a couple of photos from the gig...

Who gives you extra?...

I was having a clear out of old bank statements and the like yesterday. As I'm sure you all know, Credit Card bills come with an assortment of other bumpf that no one (I imagine) takes the slightest bit of interest in. I know I don't. So, imagine my suprise when pulled out a handful of said junk mail only to have this land in my lap...

This is the finished leaflet from Halifax, which I did the background for! Granted, it's very subtle, but it's definitely there which makes it my first piece of professional work that I've seen in print! I'm rather excited about it all.

In other (exciting) news, I'm off to see Rilo Kiley for the first time tonight! I've just bought their new album, so I have some revision to do this afternoon before the gig...

Hands...

Some sketchs I did whilst "watching" Heroes last night. I'm trying to get the creative juices flowing on another (rather exciting!) project I have in the pipeline. More on that soon, hopefully...

A day at the beach...

Last weekend, Snoo and I headed down to Plymouth for the wedding of Luke and Lydia (now both O'Neill). It was a beautiful weekend and, seen as we had some free time on our hands, we went to see what the town had to offer (and I think you know what that means...)

Sadly, Plymouth fell a bit short on the beach front, so on Sunday (after a rather welcome full English...) we decided to head up the coast to Dawlish. This prooved to be far more picturesque, and gave us some opportunity to soak up some of the sun and sea...

...This also gave us the perfect chance to try out some rock balancing! It's certainly very tricky, but great fun and rather theraputic - Here's a few of our better efforts.

Ben's London Adventure - Pt. 17

Sorry this is late - I've been so busy again! (That's a good thing, don't get me wrong!).

Anyway, we've finally had a bit of sun, so last Saturday (August 4th) Amy and I went out to explore Brick Lane. There certainly is a lot of it to explore as well. It was an absolutely scorching day, without a cloud in the sky, and perfect for photos. I'm starting to get the feel for the 400D now...




There's a load more on Flickr as per usual. Also, check out Amy's new page as well - She's very talented!

(Oh, I almost forgot - We saw Dave Gorman having his lunch in a cafe on Brick Lane as well! I was very excited! I didn't speak to him though, as I didn't want to spoil his day...)

AOTM - August 2007: Alex Williamson

http://www.alexwilliamson.co.uk/

I don't know if, a few months back, anyone else found themselves stood on tube platforms around London, staring at the 'lastminute.com' posters and wondering who did them? I know I did, and whilst researching last months AOTM, I found the answer. They are by non other than Alex Williamson, another screen-printy-type-person who has caught my eye (I'm sure anyone reading this blog regularly will be noticing a trend in my tastes...).

It turns out that I've come across Williamson's work many times before but never been able to put a name to it. I can do now though, something which I'm very happy about.

Ben's London Adventure - Pt. 16

Monday night was the first (official) outting for my new camera! It's all very exciting. It's taking some getting used to, and I definitely have a lot to learn about it (especially in low light conditions) but when it works, you really cannot fault it, as the results show. I foresee many hours of fun being had in the future...




I am slowly adding the best of the nearly 200 strong bunch to Flickr.